10:06 PM,
Dec. 17, 2012

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ARLINGTON, Texas - Linebacker Bruce Carter hasn't played a down for the Dallas Cowboys in a month. It's been even longer - two months - for fellow linebacker Sean Lee. However, Sunday, they were getting credit for their depleted team's overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In fact, the Dallas Cowboys' locker room wasn't shy to credit a horde of injured or missing players - some still active - for not just Sunday's win, but the Cowboys' recent run back to relevance.

Dallas (8-6) was without six opening-day starters and lost another midseason starter, linebacker Ernie Sims, on ...